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Eastern Illinois Panthers

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2025-26 Drought Profile · 29 games played · 13-20 (39%)

Eastern Illinois Panthers ranks 9th of 11 Ohio Valley teams in droughts per game (2.07 dpg, above the Ohio Valley average of 1.81). Their droughts average 4:03 — +0:07 above the Ohio Valley norm — and have allowed opponents an average of 7.9 pts per drought, contributing to 9 influenced losses (3 decisive/major) this season.

Drought Profile

Droughts/Game

2.07

Conf avg: 1.8 · #9 of 11 in Ohio Valley

9th in Ohio Valley

+0.26/game vs Ohio Valley avg

#9 in Ohio Valley (11 teams)

Avg Duration

4:03

Conf avg: 236.9 · #8 of 11 in Ohio Valley

+0:07 vs Ohio Valley avg

How long cold streaks typically last

Avg Pts Allowed

7.9

Conf avg: 7.2 · #11 of 11 in Ohio Valley

+0.7 pts vs Ohio Valley avg

Opponent points scored per drought

Game Impact

Influenced Losses

9

3 decisive/major — close losses where droughts swung the margin

Timeout Rate

20%

Coach called a timeout in 12 of 60 droughts

Record w/ 2+ Droughts

7-13

vs 6-7 in games with 0–1 droughts

Drought Trend This Season
Droughts per game over the season with a 3-game rolling average. Season average: 2.1 droughts/game.
When Droughts Happen
Shows when droughts begin in each 2-minute window throughout the game. Counts total to 60 droughts. Dashed line shows the conference average.
Half Breakdown
1st half vs 2nd half: does this team adjust at halftime or get worse?
1st Half
36
droughts · avg 4:00
2nd Half
24
droughts · avg 4:07
Drought Cost by Severity
How damaging are each tier of drought? Longer droughts allow more opponent points — see if critical ones truly hurt more.
Notable (3–4 min)
37
62% of droughts
6.1 pts allowed
Significant (4–5 min)
15
25% of droughts
9 pts allowed
Critical (5+ min)
8
13% of droughts
14 pts allowed

Avg. opponent points scored during drought

Notable (3–4 min)
6.1 pts
Significant (4–5 min)
9 pts
Critical (5+ min)
14 pts

Key Takeaway

Critical droughts allow 130% more points than notable ones (14 vs 6.1 pts). Longer droughts cost significantly more.

Drought-Ending Shots
What shot finally breaks the cold streak? Zone intensity = frequency.
3-PT(17%)2-PT(55%)FT(28%)
3-Ptr (10, 17%)2-Ptr (33, 55%)FT (17, 28%)
Score Differential by Game
Every game plotted over 40 minutes — positive = team leading, negative = trailing. Hover a game in the sidebar to highlight its path through the season.
Mar 5
UT Martin Skyhawks@ UT Martin Skyhawks
L 63–66
Mar 4
SIU Edwardsville Cougars@ SIU Edwardsville Cougars
W 77–71
Feb 28
SIU Edwardsville Cougars@ SIU Edwardsville Cougars
L 50–77
Feb 26
@ Lindenwood Lions
W 71–67
Feb 21
vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
L 68–70
Feb 19
Morehead State Eaglesvs Morehead State Eagles
L 70–73
Feb 14
Little Rock Trojansvs Little Rock Trojans
W 78–72
Feb 10
Western Illinois Leathernecks@ Western Illinois Leathernecks
L 70–79
Feb 7
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles@ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
W 60–54
Feb 5
Tennessee State Tigers@ Tennessee State Tigers
L 68–77
Jan 31
Southeast Missouri State Redhawksvs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
L 59–77
Jan 29
UT Martin Skyhawksvs UT Martin Skyhawks
L 68–76
Jan 24
Morehead State Eagles@ Morehead State Eagles
L 68–73
Jan 22
@ Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
W 59–51
Jan 18
vs Blackburn Beavers
W 105–49
Jan 15
Little Rock Trojans@ Little Rock Trojans
L 63–74
Jan 13
Western Illinois Leathernecksvs Western Illinois Leathernecks
W 57–55
Jan 10
Tennessee State Tigersvs Tennessee State Tigers
W 74–70
Jan 8
Tennessee Tech Golden Eaglesvs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
W 71–61
Jan 3
UT Martin Skyhawks@ UT Martin Skyhawks
L 61–65
Jan 1
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks@ Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
L 59–68
Dec 22
vs East-West University Phantoms
W 110–56
Dec 18
SIU Edwardsville Cougarsvs SIU Edwardsville Cougars
W 76–72
Dec 14
Iowa State Cyclones@ Iowa State Cyclones
L 53–78
Dec 10
Eastern Kentucky Colonelsvs Eastern Kentucky Colonels
L 59–68
Dec 6
vs Lindenwood Lions
L 74–82
Nov 28
Purdue Boilermakers@ Purdue Boilermakers
L 62–109
Nov 25
Central Arkansas Bears@ Central Arkansas Bears
L 60–81
Nov 19
vs Tiffin Dragons
W 62–50
Nov 14
Kentucky Wildcats@ Kentucky Wildcats
L 53–99
Nov 11
Notre Dame Fighting Irish@ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
L 58–78
Nov 7
Nicholls Colonelsvs Nicholls Colonels
W 65–57
Nov 4
Valparaiso Beacons@ Valparaiso Beacons
L 63–66
← Opponent leading← Game time →Team leading →
Game Log
Notable (3-4 min)Significant (4-5 min)Critical (5+ min)
DateOpponentScore (H-A)Droughts
Mar 5UT Martin Skyhawks@ UT Martin SkyhawksL 66-63
2
Mar 4SIU Edwardsville Cougars@ SIU Edwardsville Cougars0
Feb 28SIU Edwardsville Cougars@ SIU Edwardsville CougarsL 77-50
2
Feb 26@ Lindenwood LionsW 67-71
1
Feb 21vs Southern Indiana Screaming EaglesL 68-70
2
Feb 19Morehead State Eaglesvs Morehead State EaglesL 70-73
2
Feb 14Little Rock Trojansvs Little Rock TrojansW 78-72
2
Feb 10Western Illinois Leathernecks@ Western Illinois LeathernecksL 79-70
1
Feb 7Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles@ Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 54-60
2
Feb 5Tennessee State Tigers@ Tennessee State TigersL 77-680
Jan 31Southeast Missouri State Redhawksvs Southeast Missouri State RedhawksL 59-77
4
Jan 29UT Martin Skyhawksvs UT Martin SkyhawksL 68-76
1
Jan 24Morehead State Eagles@ Morehead State EaglesL 73-68
2
Jan 22@ Southern Indiana Screaming EaglesW 51-59
3
Jan 18vs Blackburn BeaversW 105-490
Jan 15Little Rock Trojans@ Little Rock TrojansL 74-63
1
Jan 13Western Illinois Leathernecksvs Western Illinois LeathernecksW 57-55
2
Jan 10Tennessee State Tigersvs Tennessee State TigersW 74-70
2
Jan 8Tennessee Tech Golden Eaglesvs Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 71-61
1
Jan 3UT Martin Skyhawks@ UT Martin SkyhawksL 65-61
4
Jan 1Southeast Missouri State Redhawks@ Southeast Missouri State RedhawksL 68-59
1
Dec 22vs East-West University PhantomsW 110-560
Dec 18SIU Edwardsville Cougarsvs SIU Edwardsville CougarsW 76-72
3
Dec 14Iowa State Cyclones@ Iowa State CyclonesL 78-53
3
Dec 10Eastern Kentucky Colonelsvs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsL 59-68
2
Dec 6vs Lindenwood LionsL 74-82
1
Nov 28Purdue Boilermakers@ Purdue BoilermakersL 109-62
2
Nov 25Central Arkansas Bears@ Central Arkansas BearsL 81-60
1
Nov 19vs Tiffin DragonsW 62-50
1
Nov 14Kentucky Wildcats@ Kentucky WildcatsL 99-53
4
Nov 11Notre Dame Fighting Irish@ Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 78-58
2
Nov 7Nicholls Colonelsvs Nicholls ColonelsW 65-57
3
Nov 4Valparaiso Beacons@ Valparaiso BeaconsL 66-63
3
Drought-Influenced Losses
Close losses (≤15 pts) where droughts significantly impacted the outcome. "Defensive cost" = points allowed during drought periods.
vs Southern Indiana Screaming EaglesL 68-70Feb 21
29 pts allowed during 2 droughts (41.4% of 2-pt margin)
Decisive Factor
Valparaiso Beacons@ Valparaiso BeaconsL 63-66Nov 4
24 pts allowed during 3 droughts (36.4% of 3-pt margin)
Major Factor
Morehead State Eaglesvs Morehead State EaglesL 70-73Feb 19
18 pts allowed during 2 droughts (24.7% of 3-pt margin)
Significant Factor
UT Martin Skyhawks@ UT Martin SkyhawksL 61-65Jan 3
18 pts allowed during 4 droughts (27.7% of 4-pt margin)
Major Factor
Eastern Kentucky Colonelsvs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsL 59-68Dec 10
16 pts allowed during 2 droughts (23.5% of 9-pt margin)
Significant Factor
vs Lindenwood LionsL 74-82Dec 6
11 pts allowed during 1 drought (13.4% of 8-pt margin)
Significant Factor
UT Martin Skyhawks@ UT Martin SkyhawksL 63-66Mar 5
10 pts allowed during 2 droughts (15.2% of 3-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks@ Southeast Missouri State RedhawksL 59-68Jan 1
9 pts allowed during 1 drought (13.2% of 9-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Morehead State Eagles@ Morehead State EaglesL 68-73Jan 24
9 pts allowed during 2 droughts (12.3% of 5-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Drought Killers
Players who most often ended Eastern Illinois Panthers scoring droughts this season.
1
ZF
Zion Fruster
25% clutchⓘ
16
2
MW
Meechie White
23% clutchⓘ
13
3
KJ
Kooper Jacobi
71% clutchⓘ
7
4
TM
Terry McMorris
67% clutchⓘ
6
5
PT
Preston Turner
0% clutchⓘ
5
6
NF
Nazareth Fisher
50% clutchⓘ
4
7
MB
Markus Blackwell
33% clutchⓘ
3
8
JE
JT Elder
2
3PT
2PT
FT